JAMMU: Indian Railways on Sunday successfully completed a trial run of a train with 22-bogies between Katra in Jammu and Srinagar on Sunday, officials said.They said this is the first completely successful trial run on the newly completed line to connect Kashmir valley with Jammu and the rest of India.The train, comprising 18 AC coaches,…
Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: Wankhede Stadium‘s 50th-anniversary celebrations on Sunday were marked by joy, nostalgia, and a touch of humour as India’s skipper Rohit Sharma and cricket legends reminisced about the venue’s storied history. The event, organised by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), saw cricketing greats and fans uniting in a…
JAMMU: The spectre of the “mystery illness” continued to haunt residents of Badhaal village in J&K’s Rajouri district, with the sixth child of Mohammad Aslam succumbing to the disease at a hospital in Jammu on Sunday, taking the total death toll to 17 since Dec 2024, even as an inter-ministerial team from Delhi reached Rajouri…
Cricketers Ajinkya Rahane, Diana Edulji, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and Rohit Sharma with ICC Champions Trophy (L-R) (PTI photo) MUMBAI: At a time when the fans are despondent thanks to India’s back-to-back series defeats home and away to New Zealand and Australia, India’s Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma has offered…
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi, in his 118th episode of the Mann Ki Baat radio address on Sunday, lauded Isro scientists for the successful docking of two spacecraft in space and also highlighted the efforts of the Indian scientists in growing plants in space and making them survive.“Friends, a few days ago, our scientists marked…
NEW DELHI: India’s foreign exchange reserves have dropped for the sixth straight week, reaching a ten-month low of $625.87 billion as of 10 January, according to data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This marks a decline of $8.72 billion against the previous week, continuing the slump from the all-time high of $704.89 billion…
Neeraj Chopra and Himani Mor (Photo @Neeraj_chopra1 on X) NEW DELHI: Two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra recently tied the knot with tennis player Himani Mor, delighting fans with the surprise announcement on Sunday. The couple exchanged vows in a private ceremony in India, and they have since left for an undisclosed honeymoon destination. Who is…
Penny Schwinn (via X/@SchwinnTeach) Who is Penny Schwinn: President-elect Donald Trump has announced Penny Schwinn as his pick for Deputy Secretary of Education. This will place Schwinn at the forefront of shaping and implementing national education policies under the Trump administration, along with Linda McMahon who was earlier nominated by Trump for Secretary of Education….
NEW DELHI: Gyanendra Pratap Singh, a 1991 batch IPS officer and currently Director General (DGP) of Assam police, has been appointed as the new DG of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).CRPF special DG Vitul Kumar has been officiating as CRPF chief since the superannuation of incumbent Anish Dayal Singh on December 31, 2024. Sources told…
